Re: Mino and fluco hard on kidneys/liver - plaquenil/clarithroymcine any better?

[Guest guest]

I can't answer your questions, but I'd be extremely cautious with

any kidney ailments and get them tested regularly to make sure

they're allright. My friend's i.d. doctor always makes her stop

everything she's on if her kidneys go out of whack, no matter how

badly she's feeling off the drugs. Then he'll reintroduce one thing

at a time, testing her kidneys each time.

The kidneys just can't recover from damage the way your liver can.

I think we really need to watch out for drug interactions that can

hurt the kidneys. Another thing we need to be sure to watch out for

is having medical procedures done while we're on these various abx

treatments. My friend's kidneys are now permanently damaged because

an ER doctor gave her iodine in an imaging procedure while she was

on i.v. vanco and dehydrated. Apparently, that's a really bad combo

and she's being strongly encouraged by another doctor to sue the

hospital. Even though doctors are supposed to know these things, I

guess they forget. We can't afford that. Sick as we are, we have to

stay on top of these things. :-(

penny

>

> Hi,

>

> I would like to use a bit of the vast amount of knowledge that

many of

> you have.

>

> I have been on minocycline and fluconazole for a while with some

> modest improvements, but my liver (probably because of the

> fluconazole) and my kidneys (probably the mino) are not too happy

with

> it, and in my recent bloodwork urea was slightly out of spec as

well

> as bilirubin.

[Guest guest]

Penny,

Thanks for the feedback and advice. I completely agree with you on

requirement of regular liver tests and kidney function tests,

especially while introducing new meds.

Do you know any way of supporting the kidneys apart from all normal

things, such as healthy lifestyle, lots of rest, lots of water etc.?

Anyone else know if either plaquenil and clarithromycine are a bit

hard on the kidneys?

Thanks in advance.

Regards

> >

> > Hi,

> >

> > I would like to use a bit of the vast amount of knowledge that

> many of

> > you have.

> >

> > I have been on minocycline and fluconazole for a while with some

> > modest improvements, but my liver (probably because of the

> > fluconazole) and my kidneys (probably the mino) are not too happy

> with

> > it, and in my recent bloodwork urea was slightly out of spec as

> well

> > as bilirubin.